Shannon M.

Meet Shannon

• Comfortable with pets

Career nanny who has worked with a variety of families both on a temporary and long term basis. My last position recently wrapped up after just shy of six years. Professional experience ranges from birth to teens. I am definitely an "on the go" nanny and love working with progressive families who appreciate the opportunities derived from child led, nature based learning. A child's most important work is play, and i believe allowing children to independently follow their interests is a gift. With a heavy basis in RIE and Possitive Discipline, I believe that children should be allowed to learn what their own boundaries are, while maintaining safe external boundaries for consistency with all of their adults and learning to navigate the world. I firmly believe all tough behaviors are a result of big feelings, and teaching children to name their emotions is a skill that will serve them throughout Read more their lives. I stay up to date with best practices and am especially emphatic especially on safe sleep and carseat safety. I admin a local nanny group with a focus on trainings and social opportunities as well as a parent and nanny group which helps educate both sides on best practices, legal pay, balanced contracts, etc. Additionally I have my own adult son and absolutely have empathy from firsthand experience regarding the struggles of parenthood and life as a working parent. I absolutely love being part of a team and have a family first approach which should support a parents needs, provide an additional safe adult for the children, while enabling a positive space for the family to maximize their enjoyment of time spent together.

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